Economy Class & Beyond

United to go three times daily on Houston to London route

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United is going to expand its Houston Intercontinental to London Heathrow route to 3 times a day. The new combined timetable looks something like this: Houston IAH to London LHR UA920 DEPART IAH 15:40 ARRIVE LHR 06:50+1 UA984 DEPART IAH 18:30 ARRIVE LHR 09:40+1 UA970 DEPART IAH 20:30 ARRIVE LHR 12:05+1 London LHR to Houston IAH UA921 DEPART LHR 09:30 ARRIVE IAH … [Read more...]

Gaurda Indonesia to connect Indonesia and London Gatwick together

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Flag carrier Gaurda Indonesia will be returning to the United Kingdom in the Winter 2013 timetable, and will be flying from Jakarta to London Gatwick. The service will be commencing in the forth quarter 2013, with the exact timetable and schedules to be confirmed. What is known is that Garuda Indonesia will operate the a 6 times a week service between Jakarta and London … [Read more...]

787 Update: Boeing requests to fly test flights

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3 weeks into the grounding, and we have fresh news today from the manufacture of the 787 - Boeing - who wish to conduct test flights. The airframer is seeking permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration to take the bird back into the skies. According to CNBC: Through the testing of batteries and review of data, Boeing believes it now is to the point where … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines delays Tokyo – Helsinki route due to 787 groundings

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As we go into week 3 of the grounding of Boeing 787's, Japan Airlines has confirmed it will not be operating its Tokyo Narita - Helsinki route. The route which announced way before the 787 groundings and due to commence on the 25th February was to be operated 4 times a week. Since the grounding of the fleet since the 16th January, a lot of airlines have managed to cover … [Read more...]

Airplane Art – Southwest Boeing 737-700

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It's Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane art. This week taxing in the December sun is a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 taxing at Newark International Airport in New Jersey The image is clickable if you want to see a larger version – and yes you can keep them for your desktops! More airplane art next week! … [Read more...]

Video Saturday – Come Fly with me: The Story of Pan Am

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It's Saturday, and its time for something different as its the end of the month. I've been scouring the interwebs for interesting things, and found another great documentary that was broadcast on the BBC shortly before the Pan Am series played for its one season. This is the story of Pan American Airways, telling the start with the story on Juan Tripp -from the highs of … [Read more...]

Ryanair loses Volcano ash case – more fare rises on the way

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Everyone's favourite airline - Ryanair - has a case at European Court of Justice, where they should had compensated a passenger who's flight was cancelled due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupting and spewing ash into the sky. During that time, planes that had to traverse through the ash cloud had their services scrubbed, with major cancellations. Ryanair argued at … [Read more...]

Iberia mangment and unions fall out – strikes ahead

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After a short period to negotiate, Iberia and its unions have once again fallen out over job cuts, with 5 days of continuous strike action to take place. No date has currently been set, although it is expected to take place in the 2nd half of February. The Unions rejected a plan that would cut the initial 4500 job cuts to 3,147, 30 percent,  lower wage reductions and … [Read more...]

oneworld elite benefits to improve for Emeralds

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oneworld is to improve some of its elite benefits for oneworld Emerald members - and for once these enhancements are actual enhancements to the programme Effective Midnight 1st February 2013, the new benefits take effect: Extra Bag above the limits of your ticket - either an either one additional item where the piece concept applies, or an extra 20 kg (44 lbs) where the … [Read more...]